Tornado Hits Near Gurley Damaging Two Farms
A tornado belt swept the Nebraska Panhandle with the Gurley area spared human injury. Two farms suffered damage including a shed, granary, and chicken coop, with 12 dozen chickens killed and a car pushed into a ditch. Repairs and cleanup followed as heavy rains and hail accompanied the storm.
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Gurley
West Gurley
Nebraska Panhandle
Harrison
Bridgeport
Bayard
Cheyenne County
Ross Gathman
Fred Kriesel
Kriesels
Gurley High School
Clifton Berry
Berry
Amelia Berry
Karen
Jan
Kriesel
North Platte Valley
Gering
Scott
Reba Kinne Named Queen for Fort Sidney Days 1957
Reba Kinne a Nebraska sophomore will reign as queen of Fort Sidney Days June 21 22 following her win in the Miss Fort Sidney Pageant at the high school auditorium. First runner up Carolyn McGirr second runner up Margaret Ann Olson with sponsors and honors noted for each contestant.
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Reba Kinne
University of Nebraska
Fort Sidney
Miss Kinne
Miss Olson
Lincoln
Cheyenne County Bar Association
Diane Knotek
Miss Knot
Brother Of Sidneyite Dies In Denver At 84
Ernest B. Rogers aged 84 of Denver died in a Denver hospital where he had been a patient since surgery six weeks earlier. Funeral services planned for Wednesday in Denver with burial in Grand Junction. Survived by daughter Martha Jean Rogers, sister Mrs. Cunningham, and several nieces and nephews.
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Ernest B. Rogers
Denver
L. F. Cunningham
Sidney
Grand Junction
Martha Jean Rogers
Cunningham
Parade Entries Extended for Ft. Sidney Days Parade
Deadline extended to June 10 for Ft. Sidney Days Parade entries. Co chairs Benny Lochman and Lyle Mather offer prizes of 75, 50, and 25 for first, second and third in historical religious and humorous categories plus a 350 sweepstakes prize for the most outstanding entry. Send entries to Lyle Mather, Box 531, Sidney.
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Ft. Sidney
Parade
Benny Lochman
Lyle Mather
Ft. Sidney Days
Sidney
Wilford Straight, 70, dies after heart attack at home
Wilford H. Straight, 70, of 1445 Forrest St., died Friday evening at Cheyenne County Memorial Hospital after a heart attack at home. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. tomorrow at First Christian Church with Rev. W. K. Hasenvager. burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Craig Mortuary in charge. Survivors include three daughters Anita Bowman, Dorothy Rigor, Ilah Roblee. one son Donald. 11 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild. seven sisters and five brothers.
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Wilford H. Straight
Cheyenne County Memorial Hospital
Forrest St
First Christen Church
W. K. Hasenvager
Greenwood Cemetery
Craig
Wilford Warvey Straight
Atwood
Kan
Henry
Mary Luella McLain Straight
L. Edyth Boyce
Glenwood
Iowa
Council Bluffs
Grand Island
Sargent
Comstock
Sidney
Straight
Sod
Edyth
Anita
John) Bowman
Dorothy E. Rigor
Ilah M. Roblee
Brady, Neb
Donald
Violet Preble
Alma Granquist
Stella Lindsay
Wayne
Gladys Person
Glendale
Calif
Nora Baaken
Fertile
Minn
Ada Dresser
Oakland
Viola Roe
Omaha
Tully
Clifford
DeKalb, Sr
Arthur
San Jose
Harry
Walter
California
Insurance Head Quits Promoted To Lead State
John Binning 33 of Kimball native will replace Tom Pansing as state insurance director. Pansing resigns July 1. Binning is currently an assistant attorney general.
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John Binning
Kimball
Tom Pansing
Pansing
Binning
AWOL Soldier Arrested in Sidney
Colorado military authorities planned to take custody of 20 year old Beryl McKelvey for absence without leave from Camp Roberts California. He was arrested Friday by Sidney police after a military request. McKelvey reportedly left his base early last week.
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Colorado
Sidney
Camp Roberts
Calif
Beryl McKelvey
McKelvey
California
County Board Begins Study Of Schedules
Cheyenne County commissioners began their first day as the county board of equalization reviewing personal property schedules submitted by residents. Assessor Ray Gish noted a drop in the total number of individual schedules from 5,577 to fewer this year and a similar trend in business schedules, with last year totaling 2,492,275 dollars.
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Cheyenne County
County Board of Equalization
Ray Gish
Oil Deposit Found On Ohio Farmout Well Across Border
An Ohio Oil Co farmout found saturation in the Elent No 1 on the Colorado side of the Cheyenne County border. Two drill stem tests reported oil, mud and water content with production casing run. Grabill No 2 in Cheyenne County showed no significant shows. Numerous new wildcat and field wells are listed in Kimball, Banner, Morill, and surrounding counties.
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Ohio
Cheyenne County
Colorado
Ohio Oil Co
Sanford Oil Co
Grabill No. 2
Gaylord
Marmaton
Brinkerhoff Orig. Co
Richards
Garden County
Richards Field
Raymond Oil Co
Fernquest
Banner County
Wildcat
Sunray Mid - Continent Oil Co
Lightbody
Kimball County
Baltensperger
Chandler - Musgrove, Inc
Goranson
Spahr
Nebraska Drillers, Inc
Dunn No
Lewis Bros. Inc
Snugg
Bourlier
the Pure Oil Co
Olsen
Cne
Fink Field
Sioux Ordnance Depot greets largest Armed Forces Day crowd
More than 1,600 people visited Sioux Ordnance Depot for Armed Forces Day, surpassing the prior record. About 1,180 joined the 25 mile tours through the installation, while 400 watched the film Firepower and two guided missile frames drew interest.
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Sioux Ordnance Depot
Grain market quotes for wheat by local elevators
Prices from local elevator sources show No 1 Wheat at 193 dollars per bushel and No 2 Wheat at 192 dollars per bushel today.
Nebraska bill seeks to shift welfare costs to state
The Nebraska Legislature advanced LB 171 to the floor proposing to move about 500000 dollars annually of welfare costs from Cheyenne and other counties to the state. The plan would have the state and counties each pay 25 percent of over ceiling medical costs, aligning with federal 50 percent, easing county budget strain and likely raising state taxes while lowering county taxes. Cheyenne County Welfare Office faces over budgeted costs and county commissioners warn the welfare fund may run out before the new fiscal year.
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Nebraska
Cheyenne
Congress
Kreader to Attend Washington Meet Representing Nebraska Wheat Growers
C H Kreader of Dalton will travel to Washington D C with the Nebraska Wheat Growers Association for several meetings. He was urged by Carl Bruns of Chappell, the current president, to attend the Washington sessions. A national farm commodity group meeting is set for Thursday and Friday, followed by a wheat growers meeting with Marvin McLean next week to protest proposed wheat price support cuts.
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Nebraska Wheat Growers Association
C. H. Kreader
Dalton
Washington
D. C
Kreader
Carl Bruns
Chappell
Marvin McLean
Mrs Widstrand Fractured Hip After Fall At Home
Frieda Widstrand suffered a fractured hip in a fall at her home on 1440 17th Avenue. She was transported by ambulance to Cheyenne County Memorial Hospital where attendants report her condition as satisfactory.
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Frieda Widstrand
17Th Ave
Cheyenne County Memorial Hospital
Sidney summer recreation program outlines plans and schedule
Arven Reynolds will head Sidney's second year of summer recreation with Rosemary Castner as his paid assistant. The plan proposes a permanent levy via next general city election to fund a long term program. The summer run runs June 17 to August 17 with breaks for July 4 and Ft. Sidney Days, offering activities from kindergarten to adults across two centers and multiple venues including schools, golf, tennis, and adult recreation plus possible trips with Gering.
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Sidney
Arven Reynolds
Reynolds
Rosemary Castner
Reynold
Ft. Sidney
Scottsbluff Zoo
National Monument and Museum
Lake Minatare
Gering
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Thompson
Hammond McNish
Sidneyite
Ells
Queen Reba
Wilford Straight
North Ward
Sidney Country Club
Central Ward
Central Ward School
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